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  • Circumcision Ritual Carries Herpes Risk
  • Genital Herpes Vaccine to Be Tested
  • Drug Halts Spread of Genital Herpes


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    Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
    Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is found universally throughout all geographic locations and socioeconomic groups, and infects between 50 and 85 percent of adults in the United States by 40 years of age. CMV... Details >
    National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Genital Herpes
    Genital herpes is usually spread through sexual contact with someone who has herpes sores in the genital area, but it can also be transmitted by a person who is infected but has no noticeable symptoms... Details >
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Genital Herpes: The Facts
    Also available in: Spanish
    Basic information about genital herpes -- what it is and what it means. Written for use by genital herpes sufferers, this information is intended to improve patient's understanding of genital herpes a... Details >
    International Herpes Alliance
    Herpes & Relationships: How to Tell
    Also available in: Spanish
    Advice on how to discuss genital herpes with a partner. This document is available in Spanish and other languages.... Details >
    International Herpes Alliance
    Herpes Resources
    Materials written for people who have genital herpes that may also be of use to general practitioners and the public. Includes general description, treatment, prevention, self-care, partner informatio... Details >
    International Herpes Alliance
    Herpes Simplex and Pregnancy
    Also available in: Spanish
    This brochure discusses the herpes simplex virus (HSV) -- how HSV can cause serious illness in new born infants and what women can do to protect their babies from infection by the herpes simplex virus... Details >
    International Herpes Alliance
    Herpes: Get the Facts
    This fact sheet describes herpes and its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.... Details >
    Herpes Resource Center
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    American Social Health Association
    Herpes Resource Center
    International Herpes Alliance
    International Herpes Management Forum
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